Syria: Al-Sharaa's Campaign of Extermination against Druze, Minorities
"Other groups were reported held hostage in Dar'aa and Idlib, locations where the Jolani regime is still utilizing 'extra judicial' prisons and has a market for the 'spoils of war,' as they call the abducted people. The regime provides no information about their current status or condition." — Socrates Naufal, a Druze from Syria, to Gatestone.
"The Jolani regime (HTS/al-Nusra) declares...its attacks on [the Druze] as a jihad (holy war). The deeper reason, however, is that Sweida and the Druze community have consistently called for a secular, democratic Syria based on equal citizenship, human rights, and the rule of law. This vision directly contradicts the Islamic state government that Jolani seeks to impose.... The Druze stand for an alternative Syria that extremists cannot tolerate." — Socrates Naufal, to Gatestone.
"The Druze are hoping that the US and EU will recognize the real nature of this threat. Washington says it is committed to eliminating ISIS, yet ISIS is part of the forces aligned with the Jolani regime. HTS/Al-Nusra is merely another name for ISIS. Normalizing relations with such a regime means nothing but supporting terrorists and empowering them to expand their influence. The West needs to be clear-eyed: these groups are built on an ideology that rejects democracy as a 'heresy' against Allah's law, denies universal human rights by placing Muslims above all others, and suppresses any attempt at building national institutions in favor of an 'Islamic nation.'" — Socrates Naufal, to Gatestone.
"Jolani committed the massacre in July under the pretext of 'extending state control over all Syrians.' In Sweida, however, he acted selectively. He demanded the disarmament of Sweida but did not demand the disarmament of the Sunni Arab tribes, who are surrounding and attacking Sweida..." — Amr Fahed, a Druze from Syria, to Gatestone.
"Strategically, controlling Sweida means controlling the border with Jordan, which al-Sharaa's regime seeks as part of its political project. The ultimate goal of the regime is to subjugate Sweida and integrate it into the 'Islamic administration' project promoted by the regime, but strongly rejected by the people of Sweida." — Amr Fahed, a Druze from Syria, to Gatestone.
"The Western governments also have not contributed to implementing UN Security Council Resolution 2254, which calls for a political transition in Syria with the participation of all Syrians." — Samer Fahed, a Druze from Syria, to Gatestone.
How much longer will the West tolerate this "experiment"?
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